Sound in Interaction | Università degli Studi di Milano Statale

A.Y. 2021/2022

Max ECTS

Overall hours

SSD

INF/01

Language

Italian

Included in the following degree programmes

Computer Science (Classe LM-18)-Enrolled from 2014/2015 Academic Year

Learning objectives

The course aims at providing students with knowledge regarding principles and technologies for the design, the synthesis, and the rendering of sound in interactive contexts. The main application domains include multimodal virtual and augmented realities, sonic interaction design, assistive interfaces, digital musical instruments.

Expected learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student shall be able to design models for the synthesis and rendering of sound, and to implement them on real-time plaftorms. Additionally, the student shall be able to effectively communicate the learning outcomes, using the modalities of scientific writing.

Lesson period: First semester

Lessons timetable

Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi

Exams calendar

Single course

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Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible

Avanzini Federico

Lesson period

First semester

Teaching methods
Lectures will be held on the Zoom platform, can be attended both synchronously based on the official timetable and asynchronously as they will be recorded and uploaded on the course website.

Course syllabus and Teaching Resources
The contents and reference material will not be changed.

Assessment methods and Criteria
The oral exam will be held on the Zoom platform, with no further modifications.

Course syllabus

The program is focused on the following topics
1) Introduction to audio for virtual reality
- Rendering pipeline
- Approaches to audio synthesis and rendering
- Immersion and presence
2) Procedural models for sound synthesis
- Signal-based synthesis
- Source-based synthesis and physical modeling
- Latency, perceptual and computational aspects
3) 3D sound rendering
- Spatial sound perception
- Reverberation and virtual acoustics
- Binaural rendering
The main employed software tool is Pure-Data
- Introduction to the pure-data environment
- Dataflow and control
- Managing real-time audio

Prerequisites for admission

There are no specific prerequisites other than those required to enroll into the master degree.

Teaching methods

The entire course is taught by lectures.

Teaching Resources

Web site:
http://favanzinisi.ariel.ctu.unimi.it

For the part on procedural models for sound synthesis:
- Andy Farnell, "Designing Sound", MIT press (2010)

For the part on 3D sound rendering:
- Bosun Xie, "Head-related transfer function and virtual auditory display",
2nd edition, J. Ross Publishing (2013)
- Frank Zotter and Matthias Frank, "Ambisonics"
Springer Open (2019)
https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030172060

During the lectures, the instructor provides references to several scientific papers.
Additional complementary material prepared by the instructor is made available through the web site of the course.

Assessment methods and Criteria

The exam consists of the development of a project, which has to be documented through a written essay in the form of a scientific paper, and has to be critically discussed in an oral test. The project can be developed individually or in a group of two students.
The evaluation is given in 30ths and is based on the following aspects: mastering of the course topics, ability to apply the acquired knowledge to solving actual problems, logical and critical thinking.

INF/01 - INFORMATICS - University credits: 6

Lessons: 48 hours

Professor: Avanzini Federico

Professor(s)

Avanzini Federico

Web site

Reception:

To be arranged by e-mail

Via Celoria 18, room no. 4004

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